Aligning policy and law? The creation of a domestic abuse offence incorporating coercive control

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Since 2000, the Scottish Government has adopted a gendered definition of domestic abuse which explicitly positions it as both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality. Following the launch of a new strategy to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls, the Scottish Government anno...

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Authors: Burman, Michèle (Author) ; Brooks-Hay, Oona (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-83
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Coercive control
Criminal justice
Domestic abuse
Gender
Scotland